The Mathematical Sciences department teaches diverse quantitative skills through its junior/senior level program of 61 semester hours, or through the math minor.
The Mathematical Sciences program is designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for diverse quantitative skills, and offers the following opportunities of study:
Academic Programs
Students in the UIS Mathematical Sciences Program are part of a community. They connect with each other and with the faculty and staff through online communication, phone, or face to face.
Points of Pride
The UIS Mathematical Sciences Program proudly boasts:
Great Learning Opportunities
- Small classes that allow students to receive more attention from instructors and get to know their classmates in a more intimate learning environment
- Opportunities to learn online and on campus
- University of Illinois degree
- Encouragement for students to participate in larger academic communities and conferences
- Opportunity to launch a math degree into any number of career fields
- Participation of Colloquium given by eminent scholars and industry leaders
Great People
- A team of fantastic Faculty who are well-distinguished in their respective fields
- Professors who interact with students on a first-name basis
- A warm and welcoming campus with a student-focused attitude
- A superb tradition of advisement to assist online students
- A growing number of Online Math majors from all over the United States and several other countries
- Great track record of alumni successfully finding jobs
Learning Outcomes
- Apply algorithms, check the reasonableness of solutions, and communicate coherently the reasoning and results involved
- Formulate mathematical models, or apply mathematical theorems, check the reasonableness of solutions, and communicate coherently the reasoning and results involved
- Apply mathematical reasoning to solve problems, test conjectures and examine the validity of the arguments involved
- Able to represent and describe random phenomena through mathematical models and make statistical decisions
